Live like a local

Siirry edelliseen
Siirry seuraavaan

How would you like to dive into the urban Finnish Lakeland and live like a local? In the Jyväskylä Region, you can walk in a local resident’s shoes and do genuine everyday things which make the locals love it so much here. Would you like to go to a Finnish home for a sauna, trek in a winter forest or spend a sunny day at a summer cottage by Lake Päijänne? Fall in love with the places the locals love too, take a culinary tour into the local cuisine and experience authentic adventures as any Lakeland native would. The Jyväskylä Region welcomes you as a temporary home-towner to join the happiest people in the world.

Recommended by locals

Person standing in front of an old beautiful house

The most distinctive tips by locals

A person sitting on a bench made of letters forming the word Jyväskylä in Lutakko harbour

The best spots in Jyväskylä recommended by locals

Aerial view of the lookout tower of Äänemäki in Äänekoski

Nature sites in the Jyväskylä Region recommended by locals